Method for making belts



May 31, 1927. 1,630,617

ALJEWETT METHOD FOR mum BELTS Filed Dec. 28. 1925 A n na J e INVENTOR.

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Patented May 31, 1927.

earner ANNA JEWETT, or LAwRnncE, ansas.

METHOD roe mannerisms.

Application filed December 28,1925. Serial No. 78,066.

The present invention relates tea new and improved method for making and turning belts and is particularly adapted for use by dressmakers and the like. i

il hisinvention has for itsprimary object the provision of a novel method of the nature states by means of which the making of a belt will be greatly facilitated and simplified.

.srnother object of the invention is to provide such a method for making belts, whereby after the same has'been completed, the stitching, together with the unfinished edges will been the inside and invisible, thus making both a neater and better belt than would be the case if the stitching was on the outside.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and novel method for turning the belt after it has been stitched.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of such a method which may be easily achieved and which consists of a minimum number of operations.

Other objects and advantages of the pres ent invention will become more readily apparent during the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a view, in elevation, of a portion of a belt showing the means associated therewith for turning the same after the stitching thereof has been completed.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View on line Q E of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of a portion of a completed belt.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a portion of a belt after it has been stitched with its terminal partially drawn inward by means of the present improved method.

In carrying out the present improved method, there is first provided a length of material of the desired size and from which the belt is to be made, this material being indicated by the letter A and as clearly shown in the drawings, it is folded longitudinally of its length and approximately intermediate its width to provide the folds 10 and 11, the material having been folded so that the right side thereof will be on the inside of the folds.

There is then secured to the outside of either one of the folds immediately adjacent one end thereof, by any suitable means such as asafety pin or the like 12, a strip of relatively narrow tape 13 which is lapped over the adyacent end of the fold as at l l,

in Figure 1, the said tape then extending,

throughout the entire length of the material between the folds and having its free end projecting therebeyond, this projecting portion adapted to be grasped by the maker when it is desired to turn the belt. After the tape has been attached to the fold in the manner stated above, the adjacent longitudinal free edges of the folds 10 and 11 are stitched together as indicated at 15, this operation rendering the belt ready for turning.

To turn the belt, it is only necessary for the maker to grasp the free end of the tape which extends beyond the belt and pull the same with the result that the material will be turned right side out and the stitching together with the unfinished longitudinal edges of the folds will then be on the inside of the folds as shown in Figure 4 and will not be noticeable.

After the belt has been turned in the manner stated above, the tape is removed and the ends of the belt are then stitched to complete the same.

From the above, it will be appreciated that there has been provided a simplified and improved method both to facilitate the making of a belt and the turning thereof in order that the stitching and unfinished edges will be on the inside, thus making a much neater belt than would otherwise be the case.

lVhile there has been disclosed such a method as outlined above which, in practice,

will give efficient and reliable results, yet the 2. A1"l1l)l1OCl0f the characterdeserihed consisting of first providing a length of folded material of the desired size, attaching a strip of flexible tape to the outside of one of the folds, the said tape overlapping the adjacent end of the fold and having its free end extending heyondthe other end of the material, stitching the adjacent longitudinal free edges of the folds and snbsequently pulling the tape whereby to turn the material to place the stitching on the inside.

3. The method of making and turning a belt consisting of first providing a length of material of the desired size, folding the same longitudinally to provide a pair of folds, attaching a strip of flexible tape to the outside of one of the folds, said tape overlapping the adjacent end of the fold and extending throughout the entire lengthof the material between the folds with its free end projecting slightly there beyond, stitching the adjacent free longitudinal edges of the folds, pulling the project- 

